Bombus flavifrons
Yellow fronted bumblebee
Observation notes
First documented by Handlirsch, 1891, with extensive historical record in the Pacific Maritime (see Best list for historical record to 2000). Tommasi et al. 2004: Greater Vancouver Area. Ratti et al. 2008: Fraser Valley. Biodiversity Galiano Life List: (G.G.E. Scudder), 1970, Galiano. Guzman et al., 2023: (Elle), 2005; (Neame), 2007; (Gielens), 2009, 2010; (Wray), 2012; (Gillespie), 2014, 2015; (Kelly), 2017, Vancouver Island. (Button), 2011, Abbotsford; (Gehrels), 2013; (Toshack), 2015; (Bobiwash), 2016, Lower Mainland. NBSBC Bee Atlas Database: (Zand), 2021; (Carmichael), (Nicholls), (Gadzik), 2022, Vancouver Island, Saltspring; (Cruise), (Young), 2022, Lower Mainland, Squamish; (Harrison), (Lakes), 2023, Greater Vancouver; ((Wong), (McDougall), (Lakes), (Lee), Vancouver Island, (Quayle), 2023, Galiano Island. iNaturalist: widespread throughout the Pacific Maritime, from 2008.